16 days, 1 hour and 49 minutes were needed for the maxi trimaran Edmond de Rothschild skippered by Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier to reach Le Havre at Fort-de-France in Martinique. On this 15th edition of the coffee route, the duo got ahead of SVR Lazartigue by François Gabart and Tom Laperche this Tuesday by around 8 hours. They themselves broke politeness at the end of the day at Banque Populaire XI of Armel Le Cléac’h and Kevin Escoffier. Less than an hour separates the 2nd and 3rd.
– Yves-René Tapon
“We didn’t make a lot of mistakes“rejoiced the now four-time winner of the event Franck Cammas. On board this same trimaran, he will now focus this winter on the Jules Verne trophy, the record for round-the-world crewed races. Then Charles Caudrelier will take sole control of the sailboat for the Route du Rhum 2022.
This morning, I was crying at the bar, it was so beautiful! Francois Gabart
2nd on arrival aboard their brand new SVR-Lazartigue trimaran François Gabart and Tom Laperche were also delighted with their place in Fort-de-France: “This morning it was crazy, I was crying at the bar, it was so beautiful ! ”Gabart confided when he arrived on the pontoon.
We had to cross Ecuador 7 times. Kevin escoffier
Finally 3rd at the finish Armel Le Cléac’h and Kevin Escoffier on Banque Populaire XI were also delighted to have arrived at the end, without breakage. “It was the primary objective“recalled Armel Le Cléac’h.”We are super happy with the boat, we have a lot to learn about it. “ At the end of this unprecedented route for the Transat Jacques Vabre with 3 different routes for 4 classes Kevin Escoffier quipped: ” It was the ideal course, we had plenty of conditions and we had to pass Ecuador 7 times with this series of gybes.
– Yves-René Tapon
– Yves-René Tapon
Still missing from the Ultim Actual by Yves Le Blevec and Anthony Marchand and Sodebo by Thomas Coville and Thomas Rouxel. The first Imoca are also arriving this Thursday in Fort-de-France.